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Can Vanderbilt Student Suspended for Alleged False Accusations Sue Vanderbilt Pseudonymously?

No, says a federal Magistrate Judge, though the classmate (who isn't a party to the suit) is entitled to have his name pseudonymized.

Reason · Nov 4, 2024

No Pseudonymity for Israeli Suing Intel Over Layoff Allegedly Prompted by Complaints Over Boss's Allegedly Pro-Hamas Statements

"Plaintiff's allegations are emotionally and politically charged, and ... Plaintiff is a member of certain groups subject to discrimination. That, however, is true of a plethora of cases in the federal courts and has generally not been understood to authorize anonymous pleading."

Reason · Oct 22, 2024

'It's the First Amendment, Stupid': Federal Judge Slams Florida for Threatening TV Stations

The state has been demanding that TV stations remove political ads in support of a reproductive freedom amendment on the ballot this year.

Reason · Oct 18, 2024

Grey's Anatomy Goes Bad

Last Wednesday's decision by Chief Judge Thomas Kleeh (N.D. W. Va.) in Balise v. Jackson, stems from a "consensual romantic… The post Grey's Anatomy Goes Bad appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Sep 24, 2024

Fired College Security Chief's Libel Claim (Over Allegations That He Mistreated Black Alumnus) Can Go Forward

The court concluded that the Director of Safety and Security at a small private college didn't qualify as a "public official or public figure" for purposes of the state's anti-SLAPP statute.

Reason · Sep 24, 2024

Prestigious medspa operated illicitly under influencer surgeon who had been fired for malpractice

GoodSkin Clinics was operating without a qualified physician to supervise, according to one former employee

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2024

Attempt to Entirely Seal Title IX Complaint on Privacy Grounds Rejected

From Judge Dale Ho's decision today in Doe v. Columbia Univ. (S.D.N.Y.): [T]hese cases concern allegations of sexual assault and that the events in question occurred from 2012 to 2014 or 2015, around the time that Plaintiff was an undergraduate student at Columbia University…. Plaintiff … filed identical letters seeking…

Reason · Sep 11, 2024

#TheyLied Libel Claim Brought by N.Y. Mayoral Candidate Accused of Sexual Assault Can Go Forward

The case is Stringer v. Kim, decided Monday by N.Y. trial court judge Richard Latin; Scott Stringer is a former New York Assemblyman, New York City Comptroller, Manhattan Borough President, and prominent candidate for New York Mayor in 2021, and is apparently running for Mayor again. Under New York's "anti-SLAPP…

Reason · Sep 11, 2024

Court Lets Plaintiff Suing Over "Pro-Hamas Demonstrations at Northwestern" Proceed Pseudonymously

Plaintiff had alleged that being publicly identified would put him at risk of physical harm.

Reason · Sep 9, 2024

Virginia woman nearly died from tainted Boars Head deli meat, $11 million lawsuit says

“If you wanted to kind of come up with how to best grow listeria, you would produce it in a factory like this,” attorney Bill Marler told The Independent

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2024